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From the Senate majority leader to the president himself, top Republicans continue to struggle to accept Joe Biden’s victory last week. But while court filings and state contests move along, leaders of federal agencies are preparing to make the most of the last two months of power. Today, POLITICO’s Alex Guillen summons 1990s nostalgia to discuss what the EPA could still get through before handing the keys over to Democrats.Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Alex Guillen covers the EPA and environmental issues for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only a day after being announced winner of the 2020 election, president-elect Joe Biden released a full transition website, detailing his administration’s plans and goals. But notably, one word is used in the climate change page more than “climate change” itself: jobs. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre, who predicted this could be the case last week, has more.Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Ben Lefebvre covers energy for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pandemic and the rise of China are prompting Republicans and Democrats to turn to government power to grow industries important to America’s security and place in the world. “Industrial policy” is an idea long reviled among Washington policymakers. Hosts Luiza Savage and Ryan Heath talk to the people trying to make industrial policy cool again.Luiza Savage is the host of "Global Translations".Ryan Heath is a host of "Global Translations". Annie Rees is a producer for POLITICO Audio. Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO Audio. Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.Jennifer Harris  is a sentior fellow at the Hewlett Foundation, formerly at the US State Department during the Obama administration.Mariana Mazzucato is an internationally recognized economist and professor at University College London (UCL), and Founder/Director of UCL's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose.Check out and subscribe to POLITICO's Global Translations, and China Watcher newsletters. Read Luiza Savage's article on the new industrial policy emerging in the US to counter China's ascent.Global Translations newsletter: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/global-translationsChina Watcher newsletter: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcherPOLITICO article: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/04/china-us-economy-industrial-policy-global-translation-433954 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With multiple states still counting their votes, it looks increasingly likely that Democrats could take over the White House but fail to flip the Senate. And while Biden could take action on climate change, a split government would almost certainly neutralize his $2 trillion climate plan. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre, Zack Colman, and Anthony Adragna explore what Democrats could achieve on the climate front without much help from the Senate.Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Zack Colman is an energy reporter for POLITICOBen Lefebvre covers energy for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While the eyes of virtually everyone in America were fixated on the election, a longtime Trump promise finally materialized: the US left the Paris Climate Agreement. American diplomats will now be onlookers in the climate negotiations that their predecessors helped establish in the first place, and POLITICO’s Zack Colman reports that getting respect even if the U.S. comes back to the table is going to be harder this time around.Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Zack Colman is an energy reporter for POLITICOCarlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Election night 2020 went exactly the way an election in 2020 would go: by the end of the night, neither candidate had a clear path towards victory, and key states, including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, said they will need more time to finish counting. But while we may not know who will be in the White House come January 21, we do know how each presidency would shape the energy and environmental world.Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Alex Guillen covers the EPA and environmental issues for POLITICO.Zack Colman is an energy reporter for POLITICOBen Lefebvre covers energy for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Months of campaigns, promises, rallies, and debates all lead up to here: millions of Americans are headed to the polls to join their voices to those of nearly a hundred million people who have cast their ballot to elect the next President of the United States. And while the pandemic has taken center stage during the campaign season, 2020 is also the year where climate change, energy, and the environment have risen as major political issues in almost every level of politics. POLITICO’s Annie Snider and Anthony Adragna recount the presidential, Senate, and House campaigns and their focus on the environment.Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Annie Snider is an energy reporter for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2020 has been a dark year for the oil industry across the world. In the US, smaller oil producers all across the country have packed up and left their wells, as crude prices have sank to unprofitable territories. So far, Exxon and Chevron, have so far been able to survive the worst of the pandemic, but last week, the two companies reported drastic actions aimed at helping them survive the economic crisis. POLITICO Energy editor Matt Daily explains.Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Matt Daily is the Energy editor at POLITICO and editor of the POLITICO Energy podcast.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Once there is a working vaccine, manufacturers across the globe will need to scale up production to produce billions of doses — this means billions of pharmaceutical-grade glass vials, rubber stoppers, packaging and storage and refrigeration. Plus: ensuring the vaccine is available to people the world over. Hosts Luiza Savage and Ryan Heath question experts on how different countries are handling this overwhelming challenge.Subscribe to POLITICO'S Global Translations for the full series.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina. No, it’s not just the states Trump needs to win if he wants to get re-elected, but the states where EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler has been spending quite some time in the last weeks. And according to POLITICO’s Alex Guillen, Wheeler’s disproportionate presence in swing state, and the relevance of some of the announcements, is raising flags from some ethics officials.Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy.Alex Guillen covers the EPA and environmental issues for POLITICO.Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices